Linux VST (LXVST)

How do I install plugins?

Linux

Installation will vary a little depending on how you get plugins. If
your repository has a particular plugin package, just install it using
the normal software package management tool for your system. Most
Linux distributions that are good for audio work will have most of
the LADSPA and LV2 plugins mentioned above available in ready-to-use
forms.

Finding them will typically require searching your
distribution's repository to find the name of the package. The tools
for doing this vary from distribution to distribution. A good place
to start searching is with the name of the package (e.g. "caps" or
"calf"). There are no fixed rules about what different Linux
distributions call their packages for a given set of plugins.

If the package isn't available, then you can build the plugins from
source (plugins are generally fairly easy to compile if you've ever
done this sort of thing before).

LADSPA plugins are shared library files. They need to be installed
in either /usr/lib/ladspa, /usr/local/lib/ladspa or in a directory
mentioned in your LADSPA_PATH environment variable.

LV2 plugins are folders/directories. They need to
installed in either /usr/lib/lv2, /usr/local/lib/lv2 or a directory
mentioned in your LV2_PATH environment variable.

Linux VST (LXVST) plugins are distributed as shared library
files. They are typically installed in /usr/lib/lxvst,
/usr/local/lib/lxvst or a directory mentioned in your LXVST_PATH
environment variable.